The built-in timer tracks time as you work and turns the elapsed minutes into a timesheet entry — useful when you don't want to estimate at the end of the day. It lives in the top navigation so you can start it from anywhere in the app.

Start a timer

  1. Click the timer button in the top navigation — it shows 00:00:00 when no timer is running, or the elapsed time if one is.
  2. Click Start a new timer in the dropdown.
  3. The timer starts immediately. You can leave the dropdown — it keeps counting in the background and the elapsed time is shown on the button.

Add context as you go

While the timer is running, click the timer button to open the dropdown and set the entry details:

  • Client — who the work is for.
  • Service — what kind of work it is. Filtered by the client's assigned services if a client is picked.
  • Workflow — the specific workflow. Filtered by client + service. Linking to a workflow is what enables budget tracking and one-click invoicing.
  • Description — what you are doing. Adding this as you go saves time at submission.

Your choices are saved automatically — no need to confirm.

Pause, resume, or reset

From the timer dropdown:

  • Pause (pause icon) — stop the clock without saving. Click Play to resume.
  • Reset (trash icon) — clear the elapsed time and abandon the entry.

Save as a timesheet entry

  1. When the work is finished, click the save icon (disk) in the timer dropdown.
  2. The standard Add Timesheet form opens, pre-filled with the elapsed duration and the client / service / workflow / description you set on the timer.
  3. Adjust any details (e.g. round the duration, edit the description), then click Save.

The entry is added to your timesheet for that day and the timer resets to 00:00:00, ready for the next task.

Add a manual entry instead

If you forgot to start the timer, use Add manual entry in the dropdown to skip the clock and go straight to the timesheet form.

Tip: Pick the workflow first when you start the timer — it auto-fills the client and service, so you only need to add a one-line description before saving. The whole save takes about three seconds once the workflow is set.

Note: The timer state belongs to your browser session. Closing the browser keeps the timer running for a short grace period, but a hard sign-out clears it. For long-running tasks, save in chunks rather than letting a single timer run for hours.